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300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary - View
300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary (1)
abet 
/ə'bɛt/ v. Syn. encourage
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.
aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.
abrogate
/'æbroʊgeɪt/ a. Syn. abolish
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor.
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor.
affluent
/'æflʊənt/ a.
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
They want the same opportunity to pursue their dreams as everyone else who lives in affluent school districts.
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
They want the same opportunity to pursue their dreams as everyone else who lives in affluent school districts.
amiable
/'eɪmɪəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. agreeable; lovable
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
In Little Women, Beth is the amiable daughter whose loving disposition endears her to all who know her.
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
In Little Women, Beth is the amiable daughter whose loving disposition endears her to all who know her.
bane
/beɪn/ n. Syn. curse
something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
Lucy's little brother was the bane of her existence: his attempts to make her life miserable worked so well that she could have poisoned him.
something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
Lucy's little brother was the bane of her existence: his attempts to make her life miserable worked so well that she could have poisoned him.
baton
/'bæt(ə)n/;/bə'tɒn/ n.
staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
What's the textbook way to handoff the baton in the relays?
staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
What's the textbook way to handoff the baton in the relays?
bizarre
/bɪ'zɑr(r)/ a. Syn. fantastic
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.
fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.
bumptious
/'bʌmpʃəs/ a.
offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
His classmates called him a show-off because of his bumptious airs.
offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
His classmates called him a show-off because of his bumptious airs.
300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary - Quiz
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abridge
 | flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
academic
| related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
| comparable; similar or alike |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
acumen
| lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm |
| warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided |
| mental keenness; quickness of perception |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
adversary
| opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
| fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| contrast; direct contrast; opposition |
affable
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
| easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition |
| mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind |
alienate
| cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally |
| flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart |
| good-humored, playful conversation |
| lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable |
allay
| feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor |
| calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
amenable
| in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| essential quality; reputation; honor |
| responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable |
animus
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
| agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede |
| obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality |
| person with power to decide a dispute; judge |
annals
| greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain |
| offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing |
| chronological record of the events of successive years |
| feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition |
300 TOEFL Writing Vocabulary - Spell
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[Esc] /ə'bæʃ/ v. Syn. embarrass
embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
[Esc] /'æbdɪkeɪt/ v. Syn. renounce
give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
[Esc] /'æbroʊgeɪt/ a. Syn. abolish
abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
[Esc] /ə'kɔ:d/ n. Syn. agreement; treaty
settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
[Esc] /'ædvɜrs/ a. Syn. unfavorable; hostile
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
[Esc] /i:s'θɛtɪk/ a. Syn. artistic; elegant
elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
[Esc] /'eɪmɪəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. agreeable; lovable
good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
[Esc] /'ɑrbɪtə(r)/ n. Syn. judge
person with power to decide a dispute; judge
[Esc] /'ɑrkɪtaɪp/ n. Syn. prototype
prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
[Esc] /'ærɪd/ a. Syn. dry; barren
dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants